Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission): Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was announced by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 15 Aug 2014, Indian Independence Day & launched on 2 Oct 2014, Gandhi Jayanti. On this day, Modi addressed the citizens of India in a public gathering held at Rajpath, New Delhi, India and asked everyone to join this campaign. Later on this day, Modi himself swept a parking area at Mandir Marg Police Station followed by pavement in Valmiki Basti, a colony of sanitation workers, at Mandir Marg, near Connaught Place, New Delhi. This campaign aims to accomplish the vision of Clean India by 2 October 2019, 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 09:57:24 +0000
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